>Magister Scientiae - MSc / Three-dimensional (3D) graphic representations of geographic environments have become
commonplace in a range of elds. These representations are often an attempt to
represent both geographic forms, as well as the relationships that exist between them.
In contrast to other elds, the use of 3D geological models in the visualisation of the
subsurface environment is relatively new. Additionally, these 3D geological models are
traditionally created through the painstaking process of manual development methods.
As such, the models developed are unable to fully utilise the wealth of geological data
that is collected during subsurface exploration.
Therefore, the objective of this research was to create a 3D geological prototype that allowed
for the visualisation of underground resource reservoirs in a faster, easier and more
aesthetically appealing manner. To achieve the objectives of this research, the problem
was tackled holistically by considering both the theoretical and practical components of
the research. Some theoretical components that were considered are: well log wireline
log data composition, the information that can be extracted from each well log component,
geological data interpolation as well as geological visualisation. Utilisation of
the theoretical component of this research facilitated the development of a programme
that modelled and visualised sub-surface environments. The programme applied the information
from numerous well log datasets and interpolated the various geological layers
that could be found within a region.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/8294 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Ile, Charlene Omeniem Keletso |
| Contributors | Opuwari, M |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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